THE SENATE HAS CLAWS · EST. 2026

Two phones.
Sixteen cats.
One betrayal.

An ancient Roman duel, now with extremely petty cats. Slide, surround, capture. Then demand a rematch.

Send a link. Make your first move. No signup.

✉What your friend sees“Your friend challenges you to the Arena.”
Choose a name · Enter the duel
◈ THE ARENA / LIVE DEMO8 × 8
Watch the trap. Then move the highlighted cat.
Ⅰ Slide in a straight lineⅡ Trap the rival between two cats

A modern reconstruction of Ludus latrunculorum. Ancient tactics, modern grudges. · Privacy

Friendly match
ARENA NOTES
Move a cat. The rival is watching.
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Find a rival

Looking for another player in the arena…
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A duel for two

Create a room, then send the invite to your favourite rival.

The arena settings

Arena music & game sounds
How to play

Sound is optional. Your preferences stay on this browser. Anonymous activity counts help improve tutorials, invitations and rematches; nicknames are not included.

A tiny guide to big traps

Move: slide one cat horizontally or vertically through empty squares. No jumping or diagonal moves.

Capture: finish your move with a rival between two of your cats in a straight line. The board edge is never a capturing cat. At a corner, occupy both inward neighbours.

Safe entry: moving between rivals is safe until they make a new trapping move.

Win: leave your opponent with fewer than two cats, or no legal move. First to two wins takes a best-of-three series.

These rules are a modern reconstruction; the ancient Roman rules are incomplete.
Victory laurel

“I came. I saw. I pounced.”